Let keep it real here on steemit, plagiarism is prohibited.

What does plagiarism mean?

This is when someone else idea or point of view is stolen by another person i.e you did not take permission or the consent of the author of the idea before using his/her content.

Nevertheless, if at any point in time the exact word/sentence of someone else is to be used or you need to quote what has been said already, there is need to acknowledge that the word is not directly from you by putting a quotation mark ("") and then put the source where it is gotten from.

"Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition.." ^Source

Types of Plagiarism

• Verbatim
• Cutting and pasting
• Paraphrasing
• Collusion
• Inaccurate citation
• Failure to acknowledge assistance

Verbatim

Quotations must always be identified as such by the use of either quotation marks or indentation, and with full referencing of the sources cited. It must always be apparent to the reader which parts are your own independent work and where you have drawn on someone else’s ideas and language.

Cutting and pasting from the Internet without clear acknowledgement

Information derived from the Internet must be adequately referenced and included in the bibliography. It is important to evaluate carefully all material found on the Internet, as it is less likely to have been through the same process of scholarly peer review as published sources.

Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing the work of others by altering a few words and changing their order, or by closely following the structure of their argument, is plagiarism if you do not give due acknowledgement to the author whose work you are using.

Collusion

This can involve unauthorised collaboration between students, failure to attribute assistance received, or failure to follow precisely regulations on group work projects. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are entirely clear about the extent of collaboration permitted, and which parts of the work must be your own.

Inaccurate citation

It is important to cite correctly, according to the conventions of your discipline. As well as listing your sources (i.e. in a bibliography), you must indicate, using a footnote or an in-text reference, where a quoted passage comes from. Additionally, you should not include anything in your references or bibliography that you have not actually consulted. If you cannot gain access to a primary source you must make it clear in your citation that your knowledge of the work has been derived from a secondary text (for example, Bradshaw, D. Title of Book, discussed in Wilson, E., Title of Book (London, 2004), p. 189).

Failure to acknowledge assistance

You must clearly acknowledge all assistance which has contributed to the production of your work, such as advice from fellow students, laboratory technicians, and other external sources. This need not apply to the assistance provided by your tutor or supervisor, or to ordinary proofreading, but it is necessary to acknowledge other guidance which leads to substantive changes of content or approach.

Auto-plagiarism

You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this, or any other, university, unless this is specifically provided for in the special regulations for your course. Where earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published, you must reference it clearly.
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Pratical Way to Avoid Plaigrasm

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• Keep track of the sources you consult in your research.

• Paraphrase or quote from your sources (and add your own ideas).

• Credit the original author in an in-text citation and reference list.

• Use a plagiarism checker before you submit.

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Keep track of the sources you consult in your research.

To avoid plagiarism, ensure to write down the full details of every source you consult. That includes not only books and journal articles, but also things like websites, magazine articles, and videos. This makes it easy to go back and check where you found a phrase, fact, or idea that you want to use in your paper.

Paraphrase or quote from your sources (and add your own ideas).

In case you want to share an idea or a piece of information from a source, you must either paraphrase or quote the original text, and always cite the source. Make sure your argument shines through by adding your own ideas, interpretations, and conclusions.

Credit the original author in an in-text citation and reference list.

At the end of your writing, ensure you credit the author of the text by referencing them as this would show where you got your information from to people reading your article or paper

Use a plagiarism checker before you submit.

Before submitting your paper, check it carefully for errors that might constitute accidental plagiarism. This can be done with the help of plagiarism software checkers that are available.

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